Cumbria Constabulary

Crime in North Penrith and Alston

Street-level crime statistics for North Penrith and Alston based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 484 crimes in last 12 months
10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

484 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓8.2% vs Previous 12 Months
10/100 Safety Score
32% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 484 total crimes recorded in North Penrith and Alston

Violent Crime
239 49.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
55 11.4%
↓15%
Public Order
39 8.1%
↑22%
Drugs
38 7.9%
↑31%
Other Theft
30 6.2%
↓27%
Burglary
20 4.1%
↓20%
Anti-Social Behaviour
17 3.5%
↓37%
Other Crime
16 3.3%
↓24%
Shoplifting
13 2.7%
↑8%
Vehicle Crime
10 2.1%
↓58%
Possession of Weapons
6 1.2%
↓45%
Theft from Person
1 0.2%
Bicycle Theft
0 0%
↓100%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for North Penrith and Alston

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in North Penrith and Alston (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in North Penrith and Alston

January 2026 25 crimes December 2025 31 crimes November 2025 61 crimes October 2025 46 crimes September 2025 35 crimes August 2025 34 crimes July 2025 38 crimes June 2025 56 crimes May 2025 38 crimes April 2025 47 crimes March 2025 33 crimes February 2025 40 crimes January 2025 47 crimes December 2024 31 crimes November 2024 32 crimes October 2024 46 crimes September 2024 33 crimes August 2024 55 crimes July 2024 32 crimes June 2024 56 crimes May 2024 52 crimes April 2024 50 crimes March 2024 52 crimes February 2024 41 crimes January 2024 32 crimes December 2023 35 crimes November 2023 49 crimes October 2023 41 crimes September 2023 37 crimes August 2023 24 crimes July 2023 31 crimes June 2023 25 crimes May 2023 31 crimes April 2023 27 crimes March 2023 32 crimes February 2023 34 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.